Tuesday, July 20, 2010

(capsule) NY: Eastland Made In Maine Collecton

No branding? Horween leather? Made in Maine? Sounds more like the Eastland of yesteryear than the shoes they currently sell. To celebrate their 55th anniversary Eastland is releasing a high end collection of made in Maine hardbottoms, boots, boat shoes and mocs. The construction and materials are absolutely top notch and must be seen in person to be truly appreciated. I love this collection for obvious reasons and look forward to seeing who plans on stocking specific styles. The prices are fairly competitive as well so it will be interesting to see how the Americana set reacts to this move.

Got the olive Falmouth moccasins today and am very impressed.I own Quoddy bluchers, dawson and boat shoes. The Eastland are equal to the Quoddy's IMHO and have an even thicker sole which I am partial to. All in all a very well made shoe and the olive color is killer with jeans and khaki's.